Christmas in the 1800s Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which writer is commonly credited with the 1823 poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' ('Twas the Night Before Christmas')?

A. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

B. Washington Irving

C. Clement Clarke Moore

2 Which author published 'A Christmas Carol' in 1843?

A. Wilkie Collins

B. Anthony Trollope

C. Charles Dickens

3 Whose 19th-century illustrations in Harper's Weekly helped shape the modern image of Santa Claus?

A. N. C. Wyeth

B. Norman Rockwell

C. Thomas Nast

4 In what year did the United States make Christmas a federal holiday?

A. 1870

B. 1863

C. 1895

5 Which royal figure helped popularize the Christmas tree tradition in Britain during the 1840s?

A. Edward VII

B. Prince Albert

C. King George IV

6 Which Christmas carol was composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847?

A. Silent Night

B. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

C. O Holy Night

7 For which holiday was the 1857 song 'Jingle Bells' originally written?

A. New Year's Day

B. Christmas

C. Thanksgiving

8 Where did Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker ballet premiere in 1892?

A. Vienna, Austria

B. Paris, France

C. St. Petersburg, Russia

9 What is the name of the miserly protagonist who is transformed in Dickens's A Christmas Carol?

A. Sir John Falstaff

B. Ebenezer Scrooge

C. Mr. Micawber

10 The poinsettia, popular in 19th-century Christmas decor, is named for which U.S. diplomat who helped introduce it to America?

A. John Quincy Adams

B. Daniel Webster

C. Joel Roberts Poinsett

11 Which Victorian party favor, invented by London confectioner Tom Smith in the 1840s, became a Christmas staple?

A. Carol booklets

B. Tinsel garlands

C. Christmas crackers

12 Who wrote the carol 'We Three Kings' in 1857?

A. John Henry Hopkins Jr.

B. Felix Mendelssohn

C. Franz Xaver Gruber

13 An 1848 engraving of the royal family gathered around a Christmas tree helped popularize the custom in Britain. Which publication printed it?

A. Punch

B. The Times

C. Illustrated London News

14 In the 1823 poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas,' how many reindeer are named?

A. Ten

B. Nine

C. Eight

15 The Victorian carol 'Good King Wenceslas' describes a charitable act set on which day?

A. St. Stephen's Day (December 26)

B. New Year's Eve

C. Christmas Eve